Obsidian Stout | Deschutes Brewery

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L - Black as death, foamy head retention nice top glass lacing. Proper
S - Interesting and alluring bitter dark chocolate aroma, with strong roast, a little coffee whiff.
T - Solid but falls a little after 3 months in the bottle, loses some of the strong flavor
F - Good carbonation, stays prickly on the mouth, without being dominant
O - Still one of the better stouts out there by a major American brewery, and perhaps one of THEIR best beers at Deschutes. Not too many other D beers turn me on anymore, but this one is an exception.

Pours black with two fingers of caramel-khaki foam that retains well. Aroma is roasted, toasted, nutted, and caramel malts with a smooth induction of dark flavors, without being soul-condemning dark. Flavor profile is, again, a smooth induction of malts that blend deep and dark with smooth and sweet. Notes of roasted, toasted, caramel, nutted, and bread malts all poke through. It has a splendid smoothness and balance. Mouth feel is velvety, with a medium thickness, offering up the texture of much larger stouts, with the consistency of a more approachable beer. Overall, a good balance of daily consumable with large and boisterous. A true classic.

Dark tan head, which vanishes quickly, on deep sable liquid. The smell is very dark roasted coffee combined with a mustiness like a decaying forest floor. Flavors of cacao and espresso with hints of burnt caramel, bubble gum, and soy. There's a mild bitterness which comes in the middle of the sip and doesn't linger long.

This is really just a whatever beer for me. It's definitely not bad. But certainly nothing I would want to remember. Pours black with a medium brown head. Standard dark roast, alcohol and raisins. Taste is an off, dark roast coffee. Feel is light on the tongue. Light-medium carbonation. Deschutes, despite its reputation, has been just barely above average for me. What am I missing?